Sr. de Dommartin etc. His father Mongin Schouel (1469-1543), from Saulxures, came into favor with Duke René de Lorraine et Bar, who made him governor of Bouconville, Sr. de Saulxures, etc. Antoine, however, became an enthusiastic supporter of the new ideas of the Reformation. He corresponded with Farel, Viret, and Calvin. He was imprisoned in 1551 and his estates confiscated. He escaped with his family to Neuchâtel, then Geneva, and finally Lausanne, where he was made a citizen "for services rendered to one of the councillors".